‘Honestly’…30-year-old claims Tiger Woods helped stop him from joining LIV Golf

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Wyndham Clark was declared the winner at Pebble Beach this weekend after conditions meant time was called after just 54 holes.

Clark got the win after shooting a memorable round of 60 over the weekend and with the final day wiped out, nobody had the chance to try and come back at him.

Of course, Clark is one of the big rising stars on the PGA Tour at the moment. Having beaten Rory McIlroy to the 2023 US Open, Clark is very much a man in form as 2024 gets going.

All that has naturally led to talk of a move to LIV Golf, following big names like Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton making the jump.

But Clark has been speaking on the matter and explained that a certain Tiger Woods helped convince him that LIV was not the move.

Wyndham Clark shares Tiger Woods influence over LIV Golf rejection

Speaking to the press after being crowned the winner at Pebble, Clark revealed that talks with the likes of Woods, Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth had helped him turn down any move to LIV.

“I honestly have to give a huge hat’s off to Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth because they have put so much effort and Tiger Woods. They put so much effort in making sure that the PGA TOUR is going to make the right moves to continue to try to be the best tour. And they also really gave me some great advice and some counsel. I didn’t want them to sway me in a certain way, but I definitely wanted their counsel and I just wanted to honour them and the amount of time and work and effort they have put into this agreement now with SSG and where the Tour is going.”

Legacy over money

Clearly, speaking to players like Woods and Spieth, who have won the biggest tournaments in golf, has had an influence on Clark.

After winning a US Open and doing well in other tournaments since, there is an obvious will from Clark’s side to go and keep building a legacy on the most prestigious tour in the world.

Right now, he’s chosen to try and build that over taking the big bucks from Saudi Arabia.

Of course, he won’t be short of a few dollars himself. But it’s at least admirable from the 30-year-old and goes to show there are players out there who value winning the big tournaments over filling their pockets.